Anthony Kleanthous

Westminster, 3rd November, 2010

Eating Earth

Agenda

• Why Consumption matters

• Food impacts

• Responses and priorities

Agenda

• Why Consumption matters

Source: Global Footprint Network

Global Ecological Footprint

30% decline since 1970

Source: Zoological Society of London

Global Living Planet Index

Agenda

• Why Consumption matters

• Food impacts

• Responses and priorities

Food accounts for a quarter of our eco footprint

Source: WWF 2010

Sustainable agriculture is key

Source: WWF/FCRN 2010

Meat and dairy are of greatest concern

• 60-80% of direct agricultural Impacts

• Around ¾ of land use change impacts

• 1Kg beef takes 15,500 litres of water

• Beef takes 70x more land than vegetables

• 80% of soya is consumed by animals

Cerrado –The Brazilian Savannah Richest savannah in the world and home for 5% of global biodiversity

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A basketball court full of soy for every consumer

On average each European consumer eats 87 kg of meat and 250 eggs per year. To produce this an “agricultural footprint” of 400 square meters is needed.

The Cerrado: as it was

Source: Machado et al 2004

The Cerrado: 2002

Source: Machado et al 2004

On a US diet, we could feed 2.5bn people

Source: Global Footprint Network, 2010

Eating as usual

Source: Global Footprint Network, FAO, 2006

95% renewables + Malaysian diet

Consumption changes are essential

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Conservation

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Source: FCRN, 2010

Agenda

• Why Consumption matters

• Food impacts

• Responses and priorities

Sustainable Consumption

• Eliminate waste

• Reduce meat and dairy consumption

• Locally in season fruit and vegetables

• Particularly– Intensively produced

– Imported

– Processed

Helping consumers

• The right products

• Responsibly produced

• Clearly labelled

• Appropriately priced

• Guidance on choosing, buying, storing, cooking

• Political leadership

What we need from government

• Eatwell Plate and dietary education

• Green taxes

• Shift subsidies

• Responsible public purchasing

• Work with retailers and producers (Tasting the Future)

Summary

• We are eating the fabric of our planet

• Sustainable Food is critical to survival

• We must change the way we eat

• Government has a crucial role

• Change must start NOW!